UConn SPAC Conference:
Research Evidence, Regulatory Perspectives, and Industry Practice
Thursday, December 9, 2021
12:30 - 5:00 P.M. (EST)
Join us in-person at:
UConn Stamford
GenRe Auditorium Room 1.09
One University Place
Stamford, CT 06901
This event will be livestreamed. Registration is free for either in-person or virtual attendance.
Program Agenda
Thursday, December 9, 2021 | 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Check-in
1:00 - 1:05 p.m.
Welcome
John Elliott
Dean and Auran J. Fox Chair in Business
University of Connecticut, School of Business
1:05 - 1:35 p.m.
Why is the SPAC Market Changing?
Jay Ritter
Joseph B. Cordell Eminent Scholar, Professor of Finance
University of Florida
1:35 - 2:05 p.m.
Sponsor Expertise and SPAC Outcomes
Yiming Qian
Professor and the Toscano Family Chair in Finance
UConn School of Business
2:05 - 2:35 p.m.
From Corporate to SPAC
Speaker
George Barrios '87, '89 MBA
Founder and Co-CEO
Isos Capital Management
Moderator
Chinmoy Ghosh
Head of Department Finance, Gladstein Professor of Business and Innovation
UConn School of Business
2:35 - 2:50 p.m.
Coffee Break
2:50 - 3:20 p.m.
SPAC Law and Myths
Speaker
John Coates
John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law and Economics
Harvard Law School
Moderator
Lingling Wang
Assistant Professor of Finance
UConn School of Business
3:20 - 4:00 p.m.
The Rise of SPACs – Opportunities and Risks
Speaker
Michael Brooder
Managing Partner
Marcum LLP
Speaker
Matt McCooe
CEO
Connecticut Innovations
Speaker
Kevin Rakin
Co-founder
HighCape Capital
Moderator
David Noble
Associate Professor In-Residence, Director of the Peter J. Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
UConn
4:00 - 4:05 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Yiming Qian
Professor and the Toscano Family Chair in Finance
UConn School of Business
4:05 - 5:00 p.m.
Reception
Outside of GenRe Auditorium Room 1.09
Questions?
For general inquiries, please contact Katherine Santos at katherine@uconn.edu
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